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Defence Science Technology (DST) is marking this year’s National Science Week by reflecting on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects that work to keep Australians safe, both at home and abroad.
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Running from Saturday, 15 August 2020 through Sunday, 23 August nationwide, the commemorative event combines celebration at secondary, tertiary, government and industry levels, and has been held on an annual basis since 1997.
In a statement posted Saturday, DST highlighted a number of STEM programs that form a core part of the contribution made by both the agency as well as Defence in a broad sense to keeping the nation safe.
DST stressed that, in addition to those initiatives normally associated with national security – such as working to counter foreign capability, such as IEDs – STEM projects carried out by Defence also contribute to safety at home (through testing firefighting equipment or studying the COVID-19 virus).
"Our Defence engineers and scientists do more than support military personnel," said the agency in a written statement. "They also provide essential science and technology support to enable the Australian government to respond in the event of a national crisis."
Those projects pointed to include:
